Russia - threadbanned users in OP

putin was unfortunately proved to be 100% correct on America. Too much internet conspiracy talk has ruined their brains.

This is not good at all

something needs to change. Whether it's more mobilisation or new International brigades. No idea what's the solution.

If the mobilisation age is dropped to 18 as you say, what help will that be if the weapons aren't there to be used?

I've been saying it for months something is going wrong and there is splits inside Ukraine they can keep sacking people from defence ministers to military Generals but who sacks the people making the poor decisions , since Kharkiv was liberated it's like the wheels came off and rather than pressing the advantage when the Russians withdrew across the river at Kherson they just seemed to have stopped and decided we are digging instead and we will wait for more US /EU equipment and munitions when they already had an actual advantage and the Russians were in disarray,now the Russians are pushing forward and slowly but surely taking territories, and yes they are having successes with their drone ops but they are physically losing ground in Ukraine,so they absolutely need to change tact and get moving on the ground or face more losses while blaming the Americans which they have solely become reliant for military and financial aid, and to think zelensky himself said the military didn't give him good enough reasons to mobilise up to 500,000 men , adviika is a good enough reason ,the lack of men in units is another good enough reason, winning the war is a good enough reasons,

International brigades will only do so much because they then have to be trained and equipped and deployed and that takes time and money nobody seems to have,tens of billions have gone to the Ukrainian military yet units are funding equipment and supplies through social media,that's absolutely not right or fair ,

I can see the military Leadership getting completely hacked off and saying its time to let us do the job or move aside

There's a lots lads and Girls from all over the world including a group from here currently on the front lines in this case a group of poles covered in tricolour patches, I think going forward they will struggle to find international recruits the initial romanticism of going off to fight for a just cause has worn off ,there is foreign units Actively looking for qualified individuals ie military trained and experienced and equipped from snipers to medics, but there is no guarantee that your not dead within 6 months , others are asking for a fee to place lads in Units like a finder's fee which they will also ask for cash directly from recruits for admin ,

With the current situation I can't see many volunteering from here or the EU they need Ukrainians more than anything

What's the point in Ukraine mobilising another 500k soldiers if they don't have the weapons and ammunition to support them. Unless you want meat assault's like the Russians. Unfortunately it's a tough time for Ukraine with Russia making small gains almost everywhere. I just hope they don't gain momentum.

What I don't get with so much fighting apparently going on in Avdiivka why is there no footage of fighting within the city itself.

It would purely be a delay tactic with the hope of a change in US policy. The chances of that happening are very slim.

The dreamers in this thread will continue to believe but it is pretty clear that the West has completely failed in it's support of Ukraine. A Russian victory is almost a certainty at this stage it's just a matter of when and in what form.

it's funny that the anti-everything brigade who hate immigration and woke etc are often pro russia, they're in for a shock when they see the massive humanitarian crisis and huge amounts of refugees that further russian advancement is going to create

Wouldn't that mean in your eyes, Russia has already won? Russia are currently not forced into anything 🤷🏻‍♂️

The Ukrainians won't release any footage unless it's showing Russian losses, after two years you should know that well, but there is people on the ground saying that they are in serious trouble,lack of men and munitions is having real world consequences,it was denied last week and claimed that the Russians were beaten after making gains through tunnels,a week later and they have increased the area of adviika under Russian control by a fair bit , compared to a few weeks ago,

It seems the Ukrainians lost another SU25 aircraft earlier today as well

From yesterday Vladyslav Rykov was shot down and killed during a mission over Ukraine an experienced pilot and commander with over 300 combat missions to his name

They'll be in for an even bigger surprise if they ever visit Russia.......😎

And new Polish PM, not happy with the US Republicans

Read an article earlier that a lot of Columbians are heading to Ukraine to fight there for Ukraine. Lots have military experience, there going for the money more then the cause but seems to be a lot of them there.

Speaking of recruits, anyone hear the Ukrainian chap living on Sherkin on the news earlier? Came here by his own account and sent to Sherkin Isl, met Ukrainian woman there and child born there in last few days. Grand but wonder would he consider going back to give his country a dig out? No details given but seemed very likely to fit the required criteria there. That Zelensky is calling for.